Phoenicochroite
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Phoenicochroite | |
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Deep red Phoenicochroite cystal, with orange-yellow schwartzembergite. San Francisco Mine, Tocopilla Province, Chile. Photo width 1.5 mm.
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General | |
Category | Chromate mineral |
Formula (repeating unit) |
Pb2O(CrO4) |
Strunz classification | 07.FB.05 |
Crystal symmetry | Monoclinic prismatic H-M symbol: (2/m) Space group: C 2/m |
Unit cell | a: 14 Å, b: 5.67 Å, c: 7.13 Å β: 115.22° |
Identification | |
Color | Dark red, bright red |
Crystal habit | Tabular crystals; thin coatings, and massive |
Crystal system | Monoclinic |
Cleavage | Perfect on {201} |
Tenacity | Sectile |
Mohs scale hardness | 2½ |
Luster | Adamantine, resinous |
Streak | Brick-red |
Diaphaneity | Translucent |
Specific gravity | 7.01 |
Optical properties | Biaxial (+) |
Refractive index | nα = 2.380, nβ = 2.440, nγ = 2.650 |
Birefringence | 0.270 (δ) |
2V angle | 58° (measured) |
References | [1][2][3] |
Phoenicochroite, also known as melanochroite, is a lead chromate mineral with formula Pb2OCrO4. It forms striking orange red crystals. It was first discovered in 1839 in Beryozovskoye deposit, Urals, Russia.[1] It is named from the Greek word φοίυικος for "deep red" and χρόα for "color," in allusion to its color.[1]
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